Boeing has delivered India’s first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The P-8I is one of eight aircraft being produced by Boeing for the Indian Navy under a contract awarded in 2009. India is due to receive two more P-8Is by the end of 2013. Want to see more stories from trusted news
The F-35A Lightning II has completed the latest in a series of high angle of attack (AOA) tests, manufacturer Lockheed Martin reports. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in
Boeing has awarded Lovitt Technologies Australia a new contract to supply subassemblies for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Lovitt, based in Melbourne, has been manufacturing subassemblies and other parts for the V-22 since 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
The Australian government has confirmed its interest in acquiring the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft by announcing the issuance of a Letter of Request (LOR) seeking further information from the US. Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly said in a statement on May 16 that the LOR would give
The Australian Defence budget for 2013-14 released on Tuesday night reveals that a single RAAF P-3C Orion has been retired, with the operational fleet now at 18 aircraft. “One AP-3C has been retired”, a footnote to the ‘Air Force Deliverables (Flying Hours)’ table notes. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed an agreement with Australian Aerospace and its industry partners the Defence Minister says will “help put the MRH90 helicopter program back on a positive footing”. The agreement “re-baselines the project’s schedule and settles a number of disputed program issues”. The MRH90 program is three years late and has